Kamala Harris mercilessly mocked after tweeting that US is 'moving again' due to infrastructure package when freezing drivers were stranded on I-95 near DC



Vice President Kamala Harris was the recipient of a big dose of mockery after tweeting Tuesday that America is "moving again" due to the new, Democrat-backed $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package.

Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, America is moving again. That's what infrastructure is all about: getting people moving.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@Vice President Kamala Harris) 1641316560

"Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, America is moving again," Harris wrote in her ill-timed tweet. "That's what infrastructure is all about: getting people moving."

See, the problem was that the Harris tweet hailing the notion that "America is moving again" was posted at the same time hundreds of freezing motorists were still stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia.

Traffic between Ruther Glen in Caroline County and Dumfries in Prince William County — not too far from Washington, D.C., where Harris calls home — came to standstill Monday and stayed that way overnight amid freezing temperatures and vehicles running out of gas.

How did folks react to Harris' tweet?

As you might imagine, quite a few commenters pointed out to the vice president that the stranded drivers in her figurative back yard likely weren't singing the praises of the infrastructure spending package or chanting "America is moving again!"

To wit:

Correct me if I\u2019m wrong here, but the below video alone tells me that people aren\u2019t \u201cmoving\u201d on a very critical piece of actual infrastructure which is located not far from our nation\u2019s capital where you are located in a warm and toasty place at this hourhttps://twitter.com/stevechenevey/status/1478338388818284544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1478338388818284544%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fsister-toldjah%2F2022%2F01%2F04%2Fsecond-look-at-pete-buttigieg-after-insane-tone-deaf-kamala-harris-tweet-in-midst-of-i-95-crisis-n501679\u00a0\u2026
— COVID19 Paranoia and Cowardice (@COVID19 Paranoia and Cowardice) 1641333813

And the hits just kept on coming:

  • "Why, why oh why would anyone think this tweet is a good idea at the same time I-95 is trending for a 12 hour+ 30-50 mile standstill?" one commenter wrote. "Are you guys *trying* to write GOP midterm attack ads for them?"
  • "Hey Kamala, Heads up: Someone on your social media comms team hates you," another user said. "Great timing."
  • "Of all the days to say this, today is the funniest," another user declared.
  • "You can’t seem to get your footing," another commenter said. "I’m trying to be supportive but when a major highway shuts down for over 20 hours with no solution, this is not the day for this tweet

Other commenters pointed out that Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine was among the stranded parties:

Unless you\u2019re Tim Kainepic.twitter.com/DFUYcsFnc3
— Morgan Wilde (@Morgan Wilde) 1641321999

"One of your senators literally isn’t moving, he’s been stuck for 24 hours on the highway with thousands of other people because our infrastructure sucks butt," another user said in regard to Kaine.

Ready for another left-wing faux pas?

Others — presumably those left of center politically — enjoyed pointing out that the not-ready-for-freezing-weather roadways actually are the fault of Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who was elected Virginia governor in November:

Except in Virginia. Thanks to Youngkin
— Scott (@Scott) 1641324730

Fair point — save for the fact that Youngkin hasn't yet taken office. He'll be inaugurated Jan. 15.

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Pelosi, Sanders move goalposts on massive infrastructure bill, claim it's about 'human infrastructure'



Top Democrats are already moving the legislative goalposts as President Joe Biden pushes his second multi-trillion dollar spending package.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who controls the Senate Budget Committee, are defending Biden's push for a massive infrastructure bill — which critics say has very little to do with American infrastructure — by citing the need to address "human infrastructure."

What is the background?

Despite boasting a price tag of $2.25 trillion, Biden's plan spends relatively few tax dollars on American highways, bridges, and other traditional infrastructural systems.

Instead, the plan advances countless progressive policy initiatives, and is being described as, basically, the Green New Deal.

As TheBlaze reported:

According to a chart obtained by the Washington Post, which details the proposal's spending breakdown, the administration plans to spend only $115 billion — roughly one-twentieth of the total — on highways, bridges, and roads, while spending $174 billion on electric vehicles, $213 billion on affordable and sustainable housing, $137 billion on public schools and community colleges, and $180 billion on climate-based research and development.

Other large expenditures include $111 billion for clean drinking water, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, and $100 billion for workforce development.

What did Pelosi say?

Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," Pelosi said the infrastructure bill will not be trimmed down despite criticisms because infrastructure is more than highways and bridges.

"Infrastructure is about education, about getting children healthily in school with separation, sanitation, ventilation. It's about investments in housing as well," Pelosi said. "Overwhelmingly, this bill is about infrastructure in the traditional sense of the word."

"We also think that infrastructure— there's a need for workforce development in order to have the workforce fully participate in how we go forward and childcare so that women can be involved in that as well," she added. "So it's physical infrastructure. It's also human infrastructure that is involved."

Pelosi says "the door is open" for bipartisan cooperation on infrastructure www.youtube.com

What did Sanders say?

Speaking on MSNBC Saturday, Sanders invoked a similar line of defense by attempting to broaden the definition of what exactly "infrastructure" means.

"[W]e've got to take a broad look at what infrastructure means, human infrastructure for ordinary people," Sanders said.

"Human infrastructure means housing. You've got a half a million people in this country who are homeless. You've got 19 million households who are spending 50% of their limited incomes on housing. We need to build housing," Sanders continued. "And by the way, when you deal with housing, you create jobs."

"When I talk about infrastructure, it means if a worker, a mom and dad are going to work, they have the right to know that their kids are in decent childcare. That's infrastructure," Sanders said. "Infrastructure is having the best-educated workforce in the world. That means all of our kids should have the ability to get a higher education, not leave school deeply in debt."

"[Infrastructure] means that we need a healthy society. Our life expectancy is 40th in the world because we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all people," Sanders added. "And so, I think as a nation we've got to take a very broad look at what we mean by infrastructure, it's physical infrastructure, obviously, bricks and mortar. It is human infrastructure."

Pete Buttigieg claims racism is 'physically built' into American highways: A 'conscious choice'



Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg claimed in an interview this week that racism was "physically built" into the American highway system.

Buttigieg's comments came just days after President Joe Biden announced an aggressive multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan that critics said has very little to do with improving American infrastructure.

What did Buttigieg say?

Speaking with reporter April Ryan, Buttigieg claimed that infrastructural neglect of minority neighborhoods was a "conscious choice" — not "just an act of neglect."

"There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that's why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars," Buttigieg said.

In fact, Buttigieg said that much of America's major highways, which were designed prior to the Civil Rights Act, were designed to racially divide cities, TheGrio reported.

"Well if you're in Washington, I'm told that the history of that highway is one that was built at the expense of communities of color in the D.C. area. There are stories and I think Philadelphia and Pittsburgh [and] in New York, Robert Moses famously saw through the construction of a lot of highways," Buttigieg said.

What is included in Biden's plan?

Biden's expensive plan, which has a price tag of $2 trillion, spends relatively few dollars on improving roads, bridges, and highways. Instead, the plan advances numerous progressive policy initiatives.

As TheBlaze reported:

According to a chart obtained by the Washington Post, which details the proposal's spending breakdown, the administration plans to spend only $115 billion — roughly one-twentieth of the total — on highways, bridges, and roads, while spending $174 billion on electric vehicles, $213 billion on affordable and sustainable housing, $137 billion on public schools and community colleges, and $180 billion on climate-based research and development.

Other large expenditures include $111 billion for clean drinking water, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, and $100 billion for workforce development.

To generate the revenue required to fund his alleged infrastructure plan, Biden has proposed raising taxes on corporations.

Reacting to Biden's plan, Washington Post journalist Philip Bump wrote, "What it is, really, is the Green New Deal."

Biden's 'infrastructure' bill spends more on electric vehicles than highways, bridges, and roads



When most Americans hear the word "infrastructure," they rightly think of foundational physical structures such as highways, bridges, and roads that allow society to operate. However, for the Biden administration, those basic physical structures are merely a slice of the vast "infrastructure" pie — and a small one at that.

Many Americans may be interested to find out that President Joe Biden's "American Jobs Plan" — consistently touted by the administration as an "infrastructure" bill — spends comparatively little on highways, bridges, and roads. Instead, the bulk of the massive $2 trillion plan is set to go toward other progressive initiatives such as electric vehicles and free community college.

What are the details?

According to a chart obtained by the Washington Post, which details the proposal's spending breakdown, the administration plans to spend only $115 billion — roughly one-twentieth of the total — on highways, bridges, and roads, while spending $174 billion on electric vehicles, $213 billion on affordable and sustainable housing, $137 billion on public schools and community colleges, and $180 billion on climate-based research and development.

Electric vehicles $174Bvs... Highways, bridges and roads $115Bhttps://t.co/U7TmEMzh4I
— Josh Kraushaar (@Josh Kraushaar)1617290660.0

Other large expenditures include $111 billion for clean drinking water, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, and $100 billion for workforce development.

It could also be true that the administration is being intentionally vague in its summary descriptions of expenditures in the chart. Earlier reporting about the spending package stated that it would allot "$400 billion in spending to combat climate change, including $60 billion for infrastructure related to green transit and $46 billion for climate-related research and development."

Additionally, it is expected to include universal pre-kindergarten, free community college, expanded child care, and a national paid leave program.

What else?

When announcing the plan on Wednesday, Biden said, "It's not a plan that tinkers around the edges. It's a once-in-a generation investment in America, unlike anything we've seen or done since we built the Interstate Highway System and the Space Race decades ago."

"We have to move now," he added. "I'm convinced that if we act now, in 50 years people will look back and say, 'This was the moment America won the future.'"

Yet, "It's about infrastructure," he argued still.

Anything else?

In an op-ed in the Post explaining the plan, journalist Philip Bump aptly noted, "'Infrastructure' is one of those magical political terms that refers to something everyone supports but the boundaries of which no one agrees. It's the sandwich of policy, something that everyone likes until you start getting specific about what you're putting between the bread slices and whether a hot dog fits the definition."

As for Biden's "infrastructure" plan, Bump stated, "What it is, really, is the Green New Deal" wrapped up in politically acceptable terms.

'This is how you DESTROY an economy': Mark Levin torches Democrats' massive infrastructure bill



This week, Mark Levin launched a brand new series called "Mark's Short Takes" exclusively on BlazeTV. Mark's first short take is on the Democrats' love affair with the mighty U.S. dollar — they've never met one they didn't want to spend.

Last week, Democrats confiscated $1.9 trillion of your children's and grandchildren's money on a partisan COVID-19 "stimulus" package. Last year, they piled on $4.1 trillion in debt to prevent the economy from collapsing as blue state governors shuttered their businesses. Now, as an infrastructure stimulus looms, Mark is sounding the alarm, saying our nation faces "fiscal suicide" at the hands of the Democratic Party.

"In 18 months' time, we have spent, or have obligated for spending, $16.5 trillion," Mark exclaimed. "And what's coming next? Two more trillion, we're told, in infrastructure. And the Republicans are saying the Democrats are going to spend a tiny percent on infrastructure and load it up with yet more new entitlements, new programs, [and] new spending ... and they pretend they're going to pay for it. How are they going to pay for it? Massive tax increases on corporations, which means everything you buy is going to go up. Which also means, if they can't turn a profit they're going to fire people. Incredible."

"What will happen, we know from the past, is that those things will go overseas," he added. "Over and over again, we learn the hard way as a result of the Democrat Party, don't we? Massive tax increases on the productive sector, massive tax increases on capital investment and research, massive redistribution of wealth to the lowest levels of our economy. This is how you destroy an economy. This is how you destroy opportunity and wealth. This is how you create massive inflation."

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